Best Becca Ploener Podcasts (2024)

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E68: Expressive Movement Ideas for Outdoor Adventurers 38:31

5h ago38:31

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the Own Your Shit Resource⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign Up for Confidently Wild (recordings only after Sept. 1, 2024) ---- Curious about how to practice expressive movement and what the heck it has to do with outdoor sports? In today's episode I literally spell it out for you. I'm sharing 30 ways to explore expressive movement, stories abou…

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E67: A Meditation to Welcome Change (for paddlers, climbers, bikers, and other adventurers) 34:03

8d ago34:03

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the Own Your Shit Resource⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign Up for Confidently Wild (until Sept. 1, 2024) ---- Let's bring in some peace and serenity to this otherwise completely chaotic world. Set aside ~15 minutes for yourself to completely release into this meditation with me. We'll be embracing the things holding us in place so that we can …

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E66: Creating Space for Minorities to Speak up through Swiftwater Rescue with Callay Boire 54:44

3d ago54:44

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the Own Your Shit Resource⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign Up for Confidently Wild (until Sept. 1, 2024) ---- Do you have trouble speaking up in spaces where you feel like a minority? I do too. <3 On today's episode I brought in Swiftwater Rescue instructor, Callay Boire from the Pacific Northwest to discuss the benefits of having minority-cen…

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E65: How to Speak Kindly to Yourself: Adventurers Edition 30:05

13d ago30:05

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the Own Your Shit Resource⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- When you make a mistake do you meet yourself with true kindness or do you get easily frustrated and down about it, maybe even making it into something about your identity like "I suck, no one is going to want to hang out with me"? Today's episode is for you. I uncover a 3 step process …

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E64: How to Get Your Ducks in a Row: Whitewater Edition 36:53

11d ago36:53

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the Own Your Shit Resource⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- Do you ever feel like everyone around you has it ALL FIGURED OUT? Do you wish you were like them? Do you feel like chaos is constantly unfolding around you? Today's episode is for YOU. I share 15 tangible and EASY tools to help you get those ducks lined up. I'd love to hear from you! F…

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E63: How to Trust Your Skills and Avoid Lucky Duck Syndrome 21:02

18d ago21:02

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the Own Your Shit Resource⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- Do you feel like you're only seeing success because you "got lucky"? On today's episode, we're getting into the Lucky Duck Syndrome and exploring a 3 step process for how to OWN your skills so that you KNOW you can make it through that rapid, you know you can climb the route, you know …

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E62: Taking Initiative and Avoiding the Stranded Duckling Syndrome 33:30

25d ago33:30

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the Own Your Shit Resource⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- Are you a stranded duckling?? Have you ever felt helpless, confused or unsure about how to improve a situation? In today's episode I'm sharing a 6 step process for learning how to take initiative. We explore another common sensation: impulsivity, and utilize it as a tool for how to ove…

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E61: I'm Jewish! Reflections from my 10 Day Break from Paddling. 1:03:23

1M ago1:03:23

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the Own Your Shit Resource⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- Today's episode is a bit different than most of my content, but it's a conversation that many folks have asked me about and I've been timid about sharing my perspective. On July 4th, 2024, I returned from my Birthright Trip to Israel to explore my Jewish Identity and connection to Israel…

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E60: Redefining Rest as Productivity - A Meditation for Go Go Go Adventurers 24:20

1M ago24:20

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the Own Your Shit Resource⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- Are you someone who's always on the go? You wish you had more time to do all of the awesome things life has to offer? You hesitate to say no because you don't want to miss out and you are basically always doing something. Maybe you are aware of it, maybe not, but do you always have a sense…

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E59: Part 3- Reclaiming your Fierce Feminine Power 28:28

2M ago28:28

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the Own Your Shit Resource⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- Have you considered that femininity and masculinity could be described independent of gender? This is the final episode of a 3 part series on exploring these two qualities. The feminine energy is all about flow, fluidity, flexibility. It's also connected to chaos and unpredictability (said…

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E58: Part 2- Healthy Masculinity in Whitewater Kayaking 37:10

2M ago37:10

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the Own Your Shit Resource⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- Have you considered that femininity and masculinity could be described independent of gender? This is the second episode of a 3 part series on exploring these two qualities. Today's episode is all about masculinity, the wounded and the divine. If you're wanting to initiate more, gain confide…

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E57: Pt. 1 Balancing Feminine and Masculine in Whitewater: The Intro 28:28

3M ago28:28

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the Own Your Shit Resource⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- Have you considered that femininity and masculinity could be described independent of gender? This is the first episode of a 3 part series on exploring these two qualities. Today's episode is an overview of both, where we currently stand regarding the balance and where we could be in the fut…

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E56: 4 Steps to Finding Your Passion Again 29:27

3M ago29:27

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the Own Your Shit Resource⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- TW: death. I recorded today's episode while grieving the loss of a friend and there are a few pauses where I paused as I teared up. The theme is about feeling unmotivated and extremely tired. It's for when you feel like there's nothing you want to do anymore and you're searching for a way to…

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E55: Recovering from a Paddlesport Injury and Coming Back Mentally Stronger 35:03

3M ago35:03

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the Own Your Shit Resource⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up for the Romanticize Your Life 5 Day Challenge ---- Have you ever suffered from an injury and been worried about coming back to the sport feeling mentally and emotionally weak? I was nervous for that too when I tore my labrum whitewater kayaking and needed to take a 9 month break from the …

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E54: Learning to Kayak through Dance: with grace, femininity, and flow 28:34

3M ago28:34

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the Own Your Shit Resource⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- On this episode, I explore the concept of dance as a tool for teaching and learning whitewater kayaking. Relaxation, fluidity, smoothness, loose hips, flexibility, athleticism... all things that have to do with BOTH dance and whitewater. With my classical background in ballet, tap, jazz, dan…

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E53: Want to Live in a Van Down By the River? 30 tips for water lovers exploring van life 41:16

4M ago41:16

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the Own Your Shit Resource⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- Have you ever considered van life? Whether you're already living in a van, want to live in a van, want to road trip in a van, or want to car camp, check out this episode for a curated list of tips and tricks or female kayakers. I've lived in a subaru forester for 6 months and a mini van for …

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E52: Purifying Your Life: 3 tools for creating space for more adventure 32:15

4M ago32:15

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the Own Your Shit Resource⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- Do you feel overwhelmed by your never ending list of "to-dos"? Adulting got you down? Having trouble finding time for what you WANT to do? Do you wish you could somehow magically create time and play outside more? I'VE GOT YOU! This episode is an anecdotal example of 3 tools that I use with …

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E51: An Intentional River Runner's Meditation 23:07

4M ago23:07

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the Own Your Shit Resource⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- Have you ever felt anticipatory or anxious on your way to the river (or whatever adventure)? I love listening to meditation music on my way to adventure as a way to ground and center and set intentions for my say. This podcast episode is a meditation/mindfulness practice that can be done (wi…

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E50: Southeastern Seasons of Paddling and Boat Styles 31:45

4M ago31:45

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the Own Your Shit Resource⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- This episode is about the different seasons and how that affects our paddling and our paddling lifestyles. I also talked about the different styles of whitewater kayaks. If your curious why I would possibly want to own 7+ kayaks, you’ll definitely want to listen to the end of this episode! -…

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E49: Are Booty Beers Actually Effective at Preventing Swims? 26:02

5M ago26:02

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the Own Your Shit Resource⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- Have you ever drank a beer out of your shoe? This is essentially what the river community calls a Booty Beer and it's purpose is to prevent future swims, show your respect to your rescuers, and pay dues to the river gods. I personally have participated in this practice and I actually have pr…

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E48: Listen to this when you can't find anyone to adventure with! 26:33

5M ago26:33

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the Own Your Shit Resource⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- Have you ever had the ability to go out and adventure, but couldn't find the people to do it with so you didn't get to go? That's where I'm at today as I record this episode. During today's episode I'm sharing my tips for managing FOMO and cultivating a sense of excitement regardless of the …

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E47: How to Adventure WITH Your Menstrual Cycle instead of AGAINST it. 32:25

5M ago32:25

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the Own Your Shit Resource⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- Have you ever wondered if your menstrual cycle affects your athletic/adventure performance? Well I'm here to tell you it DOES. On today's episode I talk about the 4 different phases of our cycles and how we can alter our adventure strategies to support our cyclical health and maximize our ad…

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E46: You aren't late and you don't need to rush! 33:37

5M ago33:37

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the Own Your Shit Resource⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- We’re all busy, but what if I told you there was a way to get everything done, probably faster and more efficiently WITHOUT feeling rushed. Well… Here I am and I’m telling you exactly that. Check out todays episode for 8 tools to do RIGHT NOW to boost your productivity, efficiency, qua…

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E45: 30 Unwritten Social Rules in the Outdoor Community 48:09

5M ago48:09

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the Own Your Shit Resource⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- Have you ever done something outside and then realized that it was far from the norm? Do you sometimes miss social cues? Do you wish there was a handbook for "how to act" in the outdoor community? Wellllll here's your first stop! Today's episode lists out 30 unwritten social rules base…

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E44: Using Self Embrace to Improve Your Strength and Prevent Injuries 41:55

6M ago41:55

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the Own Your Shit Resource⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- Today's episode is all about giving yourself love, kindness and compassion through self embrace. Self Embrace is intentionally touching yourself and becoming aware of your own physical touch. I share more about what self embrace is, how it helps us in our adventure sports and in life, and I guide …

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E43: The Secret to Satisfaction as an Outdoor Enthusiast: Becca's 4 Step Process 55:44

6M ago55:44

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the Own Your Shit Resource⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- Are you constantly trying to improve, but never feeling satisfied? Do you feel self conscious, afraid, embarrassed, intimidated, maybe even ashamed in groups of people with more experience than you? Do you want to feel self sufficient, emotionally regulated, proud, excited, fulfilled, and li…

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E42: What Are You Trying to Prove? With Lauren Bond 58:05

6M ago58:05

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Download the Own Your Shit Packet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- Lauren Bond is a transformational canoe guide and owner of The River’s Path. She has offered women’s rites of passage canoe journeys for a decade and partners with well known musicians, writers, and poets for river based retreats through Labyrinth Canyon in Utah. Some of her past collaborators include …

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E41: 4 Ways to Get Started with Whitewater Kayaking 49:45

6M ago49:45

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Download the Own Your Shit Packet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Are you interested in learning to whitewater kayak?? In today's episode, I share 4 ways to get started! I discuss emotional and physical safety, efficiency, and privilege. I also share how I got into whitewater in 2017 and 5 things I would have done differently so that I progressed safer, eliminated anxious…

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E40: 25 Ways to Build Your Outdoor Community (mostly free!!) 42:08

7M ago42:08

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Download the Own Your Shit Packet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Do you want to expand your social circle? Are you looking for friends or adventure partners? Don't know how to make friends as an adult? You're in exactly the right place! On today's episode, I share 25 ways that I have build my own community from the ground up. Some of these tips are geared towards extrave…

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E39: Mindset Series Pt 4: Is your relationship status affecting your outdoor mindset? 37:52

7M ago37:52

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Valentines Day Special! Are you curious how your relationship status could be affecting your outdoor sports? Maybe you're single and actively mingling... maybe you're in a long term relationship and feeling stable. I believe these all play a role in how we interact with the world and our outdoor activities. In today's episode, I ramble and explore …

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E38: Mindset Series Pt 3: Are you really a burden? Maybe... here's what to do regardless. 23:36

7M ago23:36

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Have you ever felt like a burden while participating in an outdoor sport? Maybe when you swam and your crew had to pick up the pieces or when you took a few breaks on the climbing wall? On todays episode, I share a recent story from when I felt like a burden and I also share what I did about it through 4 different tools. I hope you enjoy! This is t…

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E38: Mindset Series Pt2: How to Take Up Space (and feel good about it)in the Climbing Gym 29:40

7M ago29:40

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Do you ever get talked over, cut in line while climbing, or feel like you just don't fit in? In today's episode I talk about why it's important to take up space, how it can impact your climbing, and ways to practice it literally starting NOW! This is the second episode in a 4 part series that includes how to overcome feelings of "I'm not enough", "…

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E37: Mindset Series Pt 1: How "I'm not enough" May Be Affecting Your Outdoor Skills and How to Fix It! 33:20

8M ago33:20

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Do you ever feel like you're not enough? Good enough, skilled enough, strong enough, extroverted enough, etc? In today's episode, I go over what scarcity mindset is and how it could be affecting even more than just your mindset. I also explain how to overcome it so be sure to stick around through the end of the episode!! This is the first episode i…

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E36: Staying Sane While Chasing Rain as a Southeast Paddler 36:21

8M ago36:21

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This episode is all about the emotional and social challenges that come along with chasing rain in the southeast. Becca shares her three main challenges with making plans and boating in floods as well as her three solutions and affirmations for coping with it. You are not alone in feeling frustrated amongst the choas of winter creeking season! ⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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E35: Adventure Inheritance: How My Mom Influenced my Adventures with Martha Ploener 25:37

8M ago25:37

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⁠⁠⁠Schedule a session with Becca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠----Martha Ploener is a mother to 3 adventurous kiddos and wife to Randy Ploener. She’s been an ER and radiology nurse for over 30 years and has done her own fair share of traveling including visiting 49 of the 50 states, living out of her car (before it was cool), and sharing the state of Montana with her …

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E34: Imposter Syndrome as an Intermediate Paddler with My Sister Sarah Ploener 49:45

8M ago49:45

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⁠⁠Schedule a session with Becca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠----Sarah Ploener is my “favorite” (and only… lol she wrote this) sister and has been paddling for 4 years - 3 of which she guided on the Lehigh River in PA. Right now she works full time as an engineer for the company that makes GORE-TEX. Her next project is using scrap gortex to make her “cool big sis” a ho…

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E33 WTF is a Boof? Secret Language of Whitewater with nonpaddler, Caroline Elizabeth 44:16

8M ago44:16

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⁠Schedule a session with Becca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠----Caroline is a certified life & health coach who specializes in supporting introverted entrepreneurs. Through her personalized process, she helps clients craft a vision that aligns with their introverted nature, rediscover joy in their work, and leverage their natural strengths. This empowerment enables them…

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E32: Expedition Planning with Pro Packer, Abby Taylor 50:26

9M ago50:26

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⁠Schedule a session with Becca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- Abby was born in Northeast Georgia to displaced Northerners in a backwater town called Toccoa, and has since moved across the country, worked in 8 states, and gone on countless expeditions. She has over a decade of trip planning and expedition leading experience with a variety of clients, environments and …

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E31: Mental Agility, Plan B, and Emotional Release with Anna Levesque 41:41

9M ago41:41

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⁠Schedule a session with Becca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- Anna Levesque is a distinguished leader in the outdoor industry as a mental agility and white water kayak coach. What differentiates Anna is her approach to physical and mental wellbeing and how this is tied to success on the water and in life. Anna is the author of the book Yoga for Paddling, was named one…

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E30: Setting Boundaries without Gatekeeping in Whitewater with Bonnie Maughan 47:17

9M ago47:17

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⁠Schedule a session with Becca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- Bonnie Maughan considers herself your "friendly neighborhood recreationalist." She grew up camping, skiing, and snowboarding. Later, in college, she picked up climbing, canyoneering, rafting, and kayaking. She guided whitewater rafting on the Colorado and Salmon rivers for a couple years while in school and…

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E29: Cycles, Rituals, and Living with the Seasons in Paddling with Valerye Woodruff 50:41

9M ago50:41

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⁠Schedule a session with Becca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- Valerye is a transformational coach and an adventurer. She feels enthused about supporting other adventurous women who struggle with self-worth, communication and relationships. People who work with Valerye free themselves from self limiting beliefs. They experience greater confidence, direction, and closen…

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E28: Pregnant while Paddling with Sandy Hess 41:34

9M ago41:34

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⁠Schedule a session with Becca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- Sandy Hess is joining us from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She's a whitewater guide of 8 years and spent the last season guiding while pregnant with her first baby! She's here to talk about the joys and challenges that face women in this industry, with the additional stressor of carrying another human along f…

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E27: Why Should I Pay for Paddling Instruction? With Brittany Schruefer 52:54

9M ago52:54

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⁠Schedule a session with Becca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- Brittany Schruefer (Schree-fur) believes that the best place to learn is outside of our comfort zones. After five months of chasing summer around the world studying comparative human rights and social change, she took a career 180 and found herself working as a veterinary nurse at an equine hospital speciali…

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E26: Racing, Friend Crushes, and Competition with Alex Horne 36:21

9M ago36:21

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⁠Schedule a session with Becca⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- Alex Horne is an optometrist and whitewater kayaker practicing and paddling in West Virginia. Raised in northern New Hampshire, Alex was a three sport athlete from a young age and found whitewater while looking for a new sport in college. In the past seven years Alex has pursued several aspects of whitewater …

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E25: Trans Women, Hormones, and How It Affects Kayaking with Cici Cambron 57:31

9M ago57:31

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⁠Schedule a session with Becca⁠⁠⁠ ---- Cici Cambron (she/her) is a whitewater paddler and instructor currently living in Asheville, NC. She’s been paddling and teaching kayaking for about 3 years, and has been out as a trans woman since early 2022. She’s here to share some of her story and dive into how those two facets of her life have intertwined…

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E24: Coaching, Guiding, Instruction, Therapy-ing - Where They Collide and Diverge with Dan Horseman 52:23

9M ago52:23

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⁠Schedule a session with Becca⁠⁠⁠ ---- Dan Horseman is a Certified Professional Life Coach and ACA L4 WW kayak instructor living in Asheville, NC. He recently became a new dad and is excited to share his passions for the outdoors with his 3 month old son, Brooks. When he's not on the river, Dan is usually spending time with Brooks, his wife, Kaity …

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E23: River Tattoos, Tattoo Taboos, and How to Take Your Art on the River with Candice Caldwell Day 54:22

9M ago54:22

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⁠Schedule a session with Becca⁠⁠⁠ ---- Candice Caldwell Day is an innovative fine art tattoo artist and is based in Sylva NC at Parlor & Co Salon at her private studio. A native to North Carolina, she has been a snowboarder for 15 years & a whitewater boater for almost 30 years, and held a position for multiple years on the US slalom racing team as…

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E22: Processing Trauma and Reclaiming Joy through Whitewater with Alissa Gardner 50:11

11M ago50:11

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⁠Schedule a session with Becca⁠⁠ ---- Alissa Gardner is a mother of two, an ICU nurse in Western NC, and a long-time outdoors lover. She’s been whitewater kayaking for over 25 years and grew up paddling predominantly on the Youghiogheny and Gauley rivers. She moved to Western NC in 2008 to attend school at Warren Wilson College where she participat…

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E21: Raising a River Family with Jeremy Anderson 45:09

11M ago45:09

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⁠Schedule a session with Becca⁠⁠ ---- Jeremy lives in Truckee, CA with her beloved husband of 30 years and her 2 teenage daughters. Her passion for nature brought her across the country and into the Sierras in 1999 where she found she had a deep spiritual connection to the mountains, forests, and rivers of this place. Jeremy has been a Whitewater R…

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E20: Who is Becca Ploener? with guest, Nicky Murphy 54:38

12M ago54:38

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⁠Schedule a session with Becca⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Becca Ploener is a whitewater kayak instructor and authenticity coach based out of Asheville, NC. She works with folks who are feeling burntout, tired, and like they have NO TIME for themselves. Combining her knowledge from her background in psychology, experiential and inquiry based learning, wilderness medic…

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